Best Universities for Anesthesiology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Anesthesiology. A graph of 20.4M citations received by 746K academic papers made by 688 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Sweden

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Anesthesiology

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

5. Lund University

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Sweden

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Anesthesiology

#1 in France

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

7. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

8. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

9. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Italy

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

10. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

Founded: 1923

11. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anesthesiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

12. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Anesthesiology

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

15. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Founded: 1829

17. Sapienza University of Rome

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Italy

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

18. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anesthesiology

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

19. University of Padua

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Italy

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

20. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anesthesiology

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

21. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Anesthesiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

22. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Sweden

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

23. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

24. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Spain

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

25. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Anesthesiology

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

26. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Anesthesiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

27. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anesthesiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

28. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Anesthesiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

29. University of Oslo

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Norway

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

30. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Anesthesiology

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

31. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

32. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Switzerland

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

33. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Italy

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

34. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Anesthesiology

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

35. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

36. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anesthesiology

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

37. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Switzerland

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

38. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#5 in Italy

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

39. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#6 in Italy

#140 in the World

Founded: 1921

40. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Sweden

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

41. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

42. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Founded: 1824

43. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1733

44. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

45. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Greece

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

46. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Anesthesiology

#7 in Italy

#156 in the World

Founded: 1990

47. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1900

48. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Germany

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

49. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Anesthesiology

#8 in Italy

#162 in the World

Founded: 1321

50. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Anesthesiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

51. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Spain

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

52. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Germany

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

53. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Anesthesiology

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

54. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anesthesiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Founded: 1451

55. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Anesthesiology

#2 in France

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

56. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Germany

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

57. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1948

58. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Anesthesiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

59. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Anesthesiology

#9 in Italy

#184 in the World

Founded: 1404

60. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Germany

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

61. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Germany

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

62. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Germany

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

63. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

65. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#17 in Germany

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

66. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#18 in Germany

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

67. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Italy

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

68. Umea University

For Anesthesiology

#5 in Sweden

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

69. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#19 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

70. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#20 in Germany

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

71. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#21 in Germany

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

72. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Anesthesiology

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

73. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#22 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

74. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#23 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

75. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Italy

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

76. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Founded: 1904

77. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Anesthesiology

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

78. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#231 in the World

Founded: 1905

79. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#24 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

80. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Norway

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

81. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Anesthesiology

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

82. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

83. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

84. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Italy

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

85. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Anesthesiology

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

86. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Anesthesiology

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

87. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Anesthesiology

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

88. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Anesthesiology

#3 in France

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

89. University of Verona

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Italy

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

90. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

91. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Anesthesiology

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

92. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Switzerland

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

93. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Anesthesiology

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

94. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Italy

#264 in the World

Founded: 1117

95. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Norway

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

96. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#25 in Germany

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

97. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Italy

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

98. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Anesthesiology

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

99. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anesthesiology

#26 in Germany

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

100. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anesthesiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Founded: 1495

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology980

Bioethics/Medical Ethics358

Biomedical Engineering528

Clinical Psychology751

Critical Care Nursing561

Epidemiology390

Family medicine634

Forensic Science309

Gastroenterology and Hepatology538

Health Science842

Healthcare Management (MHA)705

Medical Physics371

Neurosurgery318

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy408

Oncology and Cancer research752

Ophthalmology480

Orthodontics618

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine594

Pharmacology757

Physical Therapy885

Plastic Surgery319

Public Health1106

Radiation Therapy440

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1017

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound329

Sports / Exercise science394

Sports Medicine690